Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica et Georgica. Tabulis aeneis olim a Johanne Pine sculptore regio defuncto illustrata. Opus paternum in lucem profert Robertus Edge Pine
London: NP, 1774. Hardcover. 2 volumes in one. 8vo. xv,144,3pp. Original brown mottled calf with rebacked tan leather spine. Age wearing throughout binding. Corners and edges worn. Some staining and discoloration to boards. Two Ex-Libris to front endpapers. Inscribed by previous owner. Hinges starting. Front endpaper almost detached. Marbled endpapers. 3 frontispieces. Minor age yellowing to pages not affecting text. "Virgil (70-19BC) was one of the greatest Roman Poets. Flourishing at a time when the Romans were striving to produce a literature that would match the Greek, Virgil sought to imitate the ancient Greek genres. This is best exemplified in the 'Georgics' and the 'Aeneid' where he took for his models the didactic poems of Hesiod and the epics of Homer respectively". John Pine (1690-1756) was a famous English engraver. The original edition of this work was first published in 1753. Illustrated with engravings. Book is in 3 parts. Text in Latin. Binding in fair, interior in good condition. fair. Item #13410
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